S-TV m . j. a. EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, r 'mrf " rjy-op . AUGUST 13, 1917 U ' ' V"T l-Wtifriir J&-&aaL TTohrtr J. "fiflMSi i-VW ' PUBLIC LEDCER CbMPANY CTItUB H. K CURTIS, PltllDINT . c.-u,.-' " tudlnrton. Vtca Pruld.ntl John C. Martin, flarrttary and Treaiureri 1'hlllp H. ,Collin. John n. . Wllllama, John J, spurston, P. M. Whaler, Directors. EDITORIAL nOAHDt Cuci If, K. CoiTlt, Chairman. P. H. WHAI.ET...... ------ i ii . iKdltor tfv my TO K. ' S'Al P rS "A Mn RT vw. sr Mf ' v 'm. & tv JOHN C. MAJiTIN. .general Puat.ieaa Manerer Published daily at Polio haunt, nutldlns,"" Independent Bauart, Philadelphia. Latvia CiktraT.... Broad and Chealnut Alre'ls f.TLKTlo CiTT I'mtt-VMon llulldlnir Jew T0IK., SOS Metropolitan Tower TIT.....(... eoa Kord nulldlnc it. boon,, 100 Fultrrton UulMlnit Cmicaoo 1302 Tribune Uulldln NEWS BUREAUS l Whiiiiti Hrc f'rrn ruiMine Kiw TOIK Dciuu ....The Times Ilulldlnc 1HTNDON lil'MkAb, t , , tftlltUJ liuurt! tit.,.,.,. Pain Bcmu.. ...... .32 Hue Louis la Orani suBscmrTioN Tcnus Tha Ewittin Ltwibr It nerved lo utmcrllr In Philadelphia and surrounding- Inwns at th rata of twalva (1!!) cent per week payable, tn tha rarHer. uy man to point ouiaia or j'niiaaeipnia. in laien. i.anaaa or united mates poa duties: "At all event, I must keep some consciousness of being somewhere near right. I must keep some standard or prin ciple fixed "within myself Two man can lioM up opinion In com. mon, but they cannot hold n conscience In common. That Is why administration In put on a one-man haul!. The more you Increase tho number of administrators the farther you set from personal conscience and a conscientious view of duty. KEEP THE COLLEGES WORKING AT CAPACITY free. Arty 1501 centt jer ) dollara per year, payable In tha United Kt seeelons, ponmai month. Six (101 Irlvinri. To all foreign countries on ($1) dollar per tnonth. Notioc -Ruhacrlhera nlihlnr addrees chanced fault clr old aa well a new addren. BELL, 1000 WALNUT KEYSTONE, lAIM 1009 ajf"Mrf(trres all fommunlca((on.t to Evening Ledoer, Independence Rquort. Philadelphia. r -z KKTtaio at th rnir.APat.rntA roTornc At 8ICO.Xli-CI.AU HAIL MATTSK Phll.d.lpKJ.. Mendiy, Auiuil IS, 1917 THB AVKRAOK NBT PAII r:iltClll.A TION OF THB KVBN1NO I.KDdi:!! KOIt THB MONTH OF JULY, 11U7, WAS DI.SIO. RATTLESNAKE POLICIES IN PACIFISM GARR TT J8 not worth while to denounce men bucIi ns Ia Kollette. They represent u phase of public opinion. Popularity la n prize worth HtrlvlnB for, nml with all the intelligence of the nation massed In advo cacy of the great measure of self-defense Which requires the shattering of old ideals nd the breaking of worshiped prece dents, It Is worth the while of n dema gogue to capitalize the hesitancy of peo ple who have not yet giaspcd the true significance of the world conClct and en deavor, as their spokesman, to Impreg nate our foreign policy with pusillanimity and buy a temporary peace by sacrificing our manhood, our Independence, our self respect and all the institutions of free dom to which we have given allegiance during the whole period of our rritlun:it life and under which we have th.lM amazingly. Hut advocates of vowmdlcc whatever their passing vogue, have n:er permanently held power. Unless tho blessed qualities of mercy and forgiveness dominate human lieai Is after peace Is declared this world will be a fearful place In which to live. Hut it Is neither mercy nor forglvem-as that La Kollette ndvocato. He paints bis policy In such colors, but what hu i rally pleads for, so far ai 'it- mini- Is run ocrned Is a verdict of -. .st.udlvc "hi- aanlty, wherefore no liability." Let there be, he says, "a disavowal of nnj advantages, either In the way of Indemni ties, territorial acquisitions, i-omint-rulul privileges or economic pseroaatlv.-i. ' which one nation phnll strengthen Its power abroad at the expense of auotiiur nation, as wholly IncomputiMt' lib the establishment of n durable peacj in the world." That is tin? ultimate p-i pose of th Allies, within broaj limb..-, lut the very Items which Lu Kollette nnathema tlzcsi comprise In thcnisch uj exactly vWhat Germany meant by her "place In the sun." Berlin specifically and wantonlj broke what the Senator avcra Is the one Krcat commandment of International law and policy, but he, Instead of indicting punishment, would pat the offender on the back, kiss him and urge that he do not repeat his offense. Vet It there be no penalty In this case, what will deter another mad nation fiom a repetition of the crime? Would there bo morality In the United State) paying an Indemnity for German cjimes In Belgium? That Is exactly what Im Kollette proposes as n co-operative plan. If peace alone were the object of the Allies they could have had it In 1914, They did not want to pawn their.soiilj to get It. The true object uf the war, as La Kol lette knows, Is t j crush tha: state of mind Which Is known us militarism, to excise forever from the human intellect the dream that organized force Is superior to right, that the mailed list can do no . wrong Until that spirit Is crushed, de mocracy Is not safe anywhere In the world, America Is not Bafe, no woman Is nafc, no religion Is afe, no child Is safe and the sword of Damocles hangs over every people In tle world. It ls not enough for Germany to retire temporarily from Invaded territory, with or without payment of Indemnity, it Is not right for Us to try to pass the burden of crush, lng this militarism to the next generation. We have the system tottering and we must give It the death blow. "X shall etand no nonsense from America after the wari" boasted the Kaiser to Mr. Gerard. After the war the Kalsor must be ao Impotent that what he proposes to stand or not to stand will be of no con (sequence. In the meantime, can democracy stand for such statesmanship as La Kollette represents? THB Government nan not fulled for boys tinder twenty-one nnd the Gov ernment docs not need them. The folly of military unpreparedncss has been em phasized ro that no man falls to un derstand it. Similar unprep-trtdncss In education would bo even moro fatal In the years to come. Not only must minor students not bo withdrawn from the col leges, but every effort, must bo mado to keep the Institutions of higher education tunning to capacity, Professional men will be killed In France, There will bo n. great scarcity In the ranks of educated men during the next decade, Vet It will be nn era in which education will bo the greatest of all assets, not only for 'tho Individual but for tho nation. We must have fully com ,1 ctent chemletc, engineers, physicians, bankets nnd merchants. Our customs as well as our trade are In process of Inter nationalization. Wo cannot very much longer bo n one-language nation. Our youth must be equipped In the trade tonguei of tho world. The lesson of elll clent management has been taught by the war. Science as never before, has come Into Its own. nnd will bo turned moio and more to practical ends No parents should Mop at any fcacrlflce to cend their children to college In these days. It is better to endow them with an education than witli sto'k and bonds. (und it Is also the fulfillment of n national duly. MORE SCANDAL rpHK pathetic spectacle of n great ped--L agogue becoming a poor politician has ceased to arouse tears in the public. The Governor's easy acquiescence in tho con spiracies and plnns of the faction that owns him has been notorious for so long a time that the fact cause.) Ilttln com ment Occasionally, however, miiim olllco bolder, for one iciimiii or another, rises to piotp.it, and turns loose on the com munity some of the Inside facts. In tendeilii'r his resignation, by ro- q v ' state HUhwny Commissioner IV. H mih something. W quote: "I liuo refus-ril onslstontly.-as Is well :..ioivn both to yourself and your close i'!'cl nsoc:ate'i. to turn the depart nic t b tn a imlltle.il machine. At your personal order, contrary to the Judgment and advice of tho derailment, I appointed four i"ie-lnfnd-,ti whose appointments were ln.s;.,ie(l upnii ,y you solely for i'ijiiiii-iii rciii'i-is. in iiiKo me place of men nnu in rnoli case those up A BANQUET UNDER FIRE Fourteenth of July Celebration Conducted While Boche Shells Fall Unheeded of experlrnf" poi.'ll.-i-4 u-Y 3I1IJI1 Id lzeil their In. ability In handle the woil and tlgncd xoluptiirlly. wlilcli simply Illustrates vlvt It would menn If the wotk of the de narlmeni wen- handled along political line,.'' That baa the ring of truth. It Ills in with the lecord, u record which begun with tho appointment, of an Attorney 'Jrii- rl nnd tho blackness of which prob a'lly has not ended yet. It Is not worth while to expect much from nfllcern who are elected simply be cause they have agreed In ndvance to luojtltute their oHlces for political advnn tage. We enn expect scandal and plenty of It until the people of tho Common wealth tear themselves loose from the miserable IchiK- ship they now follow, take advanfTise of the w y tn seize the party oigaiilzatlon fo their own pur. poses nnd nominate n mu.i big enough and Independent enoti sit m Harris burg nnd do his own hli, , . us u.,, as his own governing. AIR SUPREMACY VIA PIMLADEL-PIIiA y HENRI BAZIN Xlirclnt CorrttroMrnt of (ir f,'tfitlii7 Lnlo'i in I'rnnce. (Th follmrlne nrtlcloln a continuation nf Mr. Ilatln'a nrtlclo nn Al-ato In rlatunlny's lltKMsn l.KI'IKIl. I JA1US, July 17. EAItliV the next morning, that of tho na tional holiday, July It, I stood with the Mayor, tho Municipal Council nnd odlccrs of llin army while tho garrison of Terri torials and Ssncgalesc saluted as their bands played the "Mnrselllalse," I hae often listened to Ihe national hymn of France. Hut hearing it for the first time within the province where It was written gave It a new meaning lo me, It spelled France, liberty, love of country, patriotism, the tire that moves men's souls. And again, as upon tho night befote, I was glad, I even envied my brother's sacrifice. After, as the troops passed beaded by tho town's firemen In shining brass helmets, a guard among tbeni carrying a faded tri color, It wari called to my attention that this flag of France we had saluted, and upon whose staff an Imperial eagle stood with outspread wings, was the Idcntiral Hag nnd staff given these sntne firemen In ISflfl by Napoleon III: that at the Germnn oc cupation of 1871 It had been covered in oiled silk, placed in a metal box and burled nt the font of a ttee upon the mountain sldo In await the 1AV. And tho day had ar fixed. For the first time in forty-six years It had been carried by Frenchmen nt n nn tlonal celebration, the eagle but a symbol of a dead era, but the red, while and blue t.v pitying Krance-Alsare-Alsaro-France. Just after the rclew. It was my hap piness to witness a battery of heavy artil lery of 155s passing through upon Its way to new emplacement upon a mountain kilo meters away. Now a 155 Is some gun. It looks nnd means business, and If ever you saw tho hole Its shell makes as a crater, you would man el. Hut moro Inspiring than the guns were the men, young nnd full of fire, but recently from service In Algiers, uniformed In the khaki of Colonial France, alert to the last muscle, every man, horse and gun cnxcred with the dust of the road upon which they had trncled As they went through and upon thijlr wny, I saw again this wonderful France and her wonderful poilu, not the old, jet allant pollu of today, but ill these young men, ghosts ns It wcio of tho young army of France that after the supremo sacrifice sleeps lis last sleep. It wns as If a vision had passed before my eyes, a vision of the dead, tho dear, dear dead, whoso souls go marching on, as these living emblems mat died to a height of Alsacn In defense of tho same cause. . Tom Daly's Column WHEN LA FOLLETTE SPEAKS A Banquet Under Fire Old Mother Hubbard, With Variations Old Mother Jlvbbnrd, shr went to ihe cp hoard To get her poor dog a bone, And when the vol there, the cupboard tent bare " And so the poor dog had none. 1 think a dog Is very nice, Provided that he'H frco from lice; For bravo dogs will defend the house Against a burglar or a mouse. And go It makes me very sad To think that Mrs. Hubbard had No bones for Towscr on her shelf; And no steak, even for herself! Sho should have told the cook that day Not to throw tho scraps away; Or maybe at tho butcher's shop, They didn't tell tho boy to atop. At any tntc, when I grow up, I'll buy myself a little pup, And If my doggie over, moans, J'll have a cupboatd full of bones! Old Mother llubbardsshc went to the cup- ' hoard To pet her poor don fl bone, And when she aot there, the. cupboard ica.i bare And so the poor doy had none Thero'H a tale to set you weeping, Sisters of the factories: There's a talo to set you fighting, Worklngmcn of mills and mines! You remember Mother Hubbard: She who led our struggling sisters In their fight for higher wnges, Shorter hours and nlr nnd sunlight; She, the first of all tho pickets, Hurling bricks and stones in windows, Spitting in the damn cops' faces, Starving for the Cause In prison, You remember Mother Hubbard! Now she's old anil poor and dying, Not n bone's left In her cupboard. And f tell you now, my comrades. You must fight for mothers' pensions, Pass the bill for age Insurance: That's the message from our mother. Itlse and break your chains! 'M'O ONK has rt successfully cin,lu., x the Men'of attacking tion my, an Toward the middle of the same day, after a twenty-kilometer drive over tho moun tains, through roads winding among pines and beeches, past villages nestling among valleys, we renclied another town, ns nn cleul. yet with more history woven with Its name. It lies on the edge of a valley nnd with in full tango of Herman shell nnd mitrail leuse. It was taken by the French on Au gust 7. 1014, fought for and lost on August ", refnught for and won again on August 13. Men died in Its streets upon the three occasions. Since that 13th day of August, nearly three years ago. It has remained under the ling of Franco and Intermittent Hnclio fire. In the great room of Its principal hotel. within walls shell nnd shrapnel scarred, I was a guest of honor nt the most unusual banquet ever given For It was held In full rango of Iloche cannon, within a place where at wlU the barbarian could have wounded or Killed any of those present. And It was the first nfllclal and ceremonious celebration, as I stated in a cable to tho IlVKNiNci LnnrjKR of this date, of n na tional holiday olllclal function held within dliect lino of fire from enemy shell by any nation in any war. More than 150 gathered about tho boaid, the Mayor of the town and tho Mayors of seventeen other towns nnd villages In re conquered Alsace, members of Municipal Councils, lawyers, doctors, priests, men In Industrial life and otllcers in every uniform of French army service Ccncral - commanding the division, presided. At his right, ns acting president, sat the most highly esteemed manufacturer of the town community. At Ids left tho Mayor. In the uniform of a major of French Infantry, with an empty light sleeve, the Mayor's red. white anil blue sash about the waist of his horizon-blue lypltying something wlthouj piece- i-iiiucuiariy i.erninn naval bases by in numerable airplanes. I'nllke so many projects that qulcl.cn the Ima-.-inntlon. .ii,, ' ?',. rwnn i, t IWIWUI lVl'l tills plan Is practical as well as spirit. I it in the history of France a French man ami nu Alsatian who at one and the same time was an active olllcer In tho army and Mayor of an Important municipality. The menu wns long nnd varied and marked In patriotic Interest apart from well-savored fund. For that reason I glvo it verbatim: Fele Natlonale. Alsatian Hevcnge, hirst nanquet held nl utlt-l-l,, nr Ita ....., t.. .. ....... . .,......,. ,, cAtvuuun ii-peiiiis soii-i.v on the production of aerial wnr -n , ' ,., men to command them. ' fi.imn.unn nlrcraft plant which the Government Is beginning to build at l.eaiue Island will glvo the scheme n liemendous Impetus. Tho I'OOO men to be employed tbc.o v,., be uble to turn out 1000 nlrplnnes a year. They will be ued not u.ilj for foreign service, but for the nuin'o.iaiRe of the greatest coast patrol for home defense the world has over seen. Hugo as the new plant will be, Its construction und opera tion will Involve but a relatively moderate drain upon tho many millions nlready set aside by the United StnteH for' nlr supremacy. With the significant advantage of being considered at the beginning of tho enter prise, Philadelphia must unquestionably share In nil Us vaster developments. For years we led In the production of laud transport machinery. Our Delaware Is now the "Ameilcan Clyde," outdistancing its Scottish original In shipbuilding. To land and water as conquest fields we now add the greater domain above them.' .. ONE MAN, ONE CONSCIENCE &. - . CONCEIVE that I may In an emer- r aihtnga.on military grounds wnvuMrtrwaiiy oy If we do build that fleet of stone ships Germany will be unable to deny mm our inventiveness is u concrete fact. If the President had Germany nlono on his hands tho task would be compara. tlvely simple, but Congress sits to plague mm. It ought to be enough to make Pancho Villa feel like quitting In his tracks when he IcaniB from tho papers that CJprlano Castro has come to Mexico "to seek n quiet existence." It Is significant that the .Shipping Board Is going right ahead ratifying con tracts arranged by General Goethals. Mr. Denman would have been In his element a a Senator from Missouri The Chamber of Commerce has un dertaken an Investigation to determine whether the people ought to have the tax onaaa .consumption Increased from ts nat'aMt 1 1.1 .luit.iMBlk,. 'ill. ,1. ll ' mjm&mtfmimxyfi mm m&m KL-V'.-V In llange of Iloche Mitrailleuse, 14 July. Hi 17. Pillage of the Allies, Lobster a la Pershing. Diplomatic Vol nil Vent. Veal Tenderloin a la Perlgord, with Lorralno Dressing. Alsatian Pate with Jelly Blown Salad. Thannols Cake. Neutral Cheeses Fruits Assorted Desserts. In Its upper corner were two draped Trl colors surmounted by escutcheons showing the red nnd white colo"rs of Alsace and the Alsatian coat of arms, a pine tree and roots on whlto Meld, With the. coffee eloquent addresses were made by the presiding oincer, General , and Mayor-Major , In each of which leference was made to the great Itepublic across the sen, which, through Its Illustrious President, hnd pledged Its last mnn's blood and Its last store of treasure to the cause of light. While the speakers held their audi ence Boche airplanes were flying high over head and shrapnel from French airplane guns j wns breaking In the nlr, the smoke, lastly! staining the blue attracting but pass. Ing notice, For this town had been bom barded many a time since the armv of France had redeemed it In August, 1914 ns the scars upon Its standing buildings and tho wrecks of other bulldlngM testified and this was tho national holiday, a holy cele bration not to be gainsaid by German lead I had the honor of replying to that por tion of each address touching upon tho United Stntes and the noble history created through President Wilson's love of right. That which I said covered nothing new' being In sooth but a reiteration of things recently said by abler men. yet here phrased and uttered verbally before these uniformed and civilian patriots, It became electrifying In effect. And as 1 raised my glass, drinking neither to France nor the United StateB nor the Allies, but to Alsace, free Alsace Alsace again and for all time, with the grace of God a French Alsace, the applause might have been heard In the German lines rr hapu It was, for later shells broke In the older section of the town. The Kvenino LKDOErv was thus not only honored In tho approbation of these pa triots, but through the double additional public handclasp of General , wl0 eft Ida seat and advanced asking for Ilia privi lege,, and tho General's request that your correspondent stand beside hm aa an, 0m jul pnc-ioarapn wnicn, waa. I4W jailuilM Mi.'" 0 lawrtlBMa, ..-.rv Old Mother Hubbard, she went to the cup lionid To pet her poor dog a bone. And when she vol there, the cupboard was bate And so the poor dog had none What matter If the cupboard's bare, So long us skies are blue? So long ns days arc bright and fair, Who cares If coins are few? For we will live nnd dream, my own, And wo will danco nnd sing; And if n man demands his loan, Well, Hint's a little thing! For you and I have naught to rue, As down through life wo jog. (If Mother Hubbard's feeling blue, Why, she can kiss the dog!) Old Mother Hubbard, she went to the cup board To pet her poor dog u bone, And when she got there, the cupboard was bare And so the poor dog hnd none. When wc are old nnd only dreams remain, Our nrdent wishes of tho hopeful past Grow real nnd true and glow with life again. So while the little children stare aghast, We live heroic lives In wonderland, We tell weird talcs that none can under stand. Hut when we lift our hands to strike a blow. They tremble feebly with a futile stroke; So friends apologize In murmurs low. Ah strangers pity or enjoy the joke." And while the little children, wondering, stare, We grope nnd grope and find our cup , boards bare! WILL, LOU. President Wlllltts, of the Intet state Milk Producers' Association, says "milk ut twenty cents would still be cheapor than eggs, fish and meat." Why. of course; eggs at twenty cents a dozen would be dearer than milk, even including "high water mark" In cost of labor attending preparation of milk for market. Bluing, or whatever it is that gives the rich color to the milk city folks buy, surely is Inexpensive. Also a pump handle works downward ns well as up ward and with easier manipulation. Tin: cuowxixa or tin: slw nndunuconcd. with no gleaming 'my to ope.' Ills spectral sepulcha; alive, alone tic strip, exigence bare, like dog's o oonr. And gnaws his soul for final strength to cope With death and hell; weaves of hts hair n rope. To hang himsclf-uhcn, lo, a. name.! Ms own I Jlc staggers forth and spoil, the. despot's throne; llo lives again whu long was dead to hope. The Slav enslaved seemed all too mccK To match the tvrant who laid on the lash Full furiously to keep the. people doicn Who, lt,c light, nc mrn turned to wreak Dread vengeance on' the despot. For the crash Of tgrannv the Slav will fad his crown WltMAU HIRAM FOULKCB. We have just received n gasp from Miguel J. niordan. of Klagsfmr' aZ aaklng u. to help his frantic canipalgnTo have the name of his State changed o Arldzone. "My tongue," write, Mlgu" U bell. used In our office for sharpening lead pencil." ' b MAYBE you noticed h i... tltJ3MtlmSl - 1 A I I ft '''. i' t.f t'. j nT a Jf 3 llwmmMW& "H ymWJ, .SlLitlyrri.fcl'jatiinra-ffiifi.l i n dff . ir &ffm9Wawr' kSb' "3iTvrJ55wir.'-UiVJn tS' LaaaaaWt&&-: '-. Xi rTKWlSni &HIlgSyg& SaWmaWtfM&MaW v'!, '"V ka!SmaWaaaaamamwLLL ffWU sMmimLWSLWmaWm mm if Bu . .. .-M&MMk'MiWSammlMBkm. mw VWWm&maaaWW f 'ff''. : THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE Japanese Army in Europe . Wanted The Draft and the American Indian This Department is free to nil readers tulio wish to express their opinions on subjects o! current interest. It Is mt open forum and the livening l.eiloer assumes no responsibility tor the views ol its correspondents. Letters mini he sinned by the name and address of Ihe writer, not nrcrsjnrfq for publication, but as a ouarantee of good faith. WANTS JAPAN TO FIGHT J'o the Editor of the Evening Ledger: Sir For centuries the lllitornto peasants of Itussla, comprising a majority of tho population In this land of few cltlef, have looked up to tho rural nobility as their natural superiors. Now, deprived of such leadership the peasants are likely to con tinue to follow agitators and insurrection ists of the worst type, a large part of these agitators being blatant anarchists. As with the peasantry, so with the army, drawn from tho peasantry. Let us face the truth, that Russia Is lost to our cause. Japan has a largo army, well-equipped and well-disciplined. Tho soldiers nre now receiving small pay on a peace footing. Hut Japan has a stake In the war similar to ours, and will suffer bitterly If Germany wins. Why does not the Mikado take an active part? Intelligent observers say he hesitates to Incur the great expense because of the large Japanese debt and heavy taxa tion. If the cost of transporting the troops and supplying them with ammunition could be borne by another nation there Is little doubt they would be sent. They could reach Lurope in six weeks, going south ward, along the toast of Asia to the French colony of Tonkin, crossing that and British India on the well-appointed Kngllsh rail ways, and thence to their destination by way of the Arabian Gulf, the Suez Canal and the, Mediterranean. The advent of this powerful nimy would decisively turn tho scale In favor of tho Allies nnd greatly hasten the end of the war. Should not tho United Stntes under take this enterprise? Its cost, while large, would be small in comparison with that of the great armies wo nre planning to raise The crucial point Is this: that the Japa nese soldiers are ready, while ours may require many months of preparation. Time presses. So far, France has borne .the brunt of the war. Let u-i not close our eyes to the portentous" question: When we nre ready to rescue France from tho enemy shall we be In time or shall we be too late? J, w. W. Philadelphia, August 6. elgner comes to America, h obtains a po sition, nnd gradually advances himself and buys his own home, but very few take out naturalization papers, especially In tlmo of wnr between this country and another. Hut, If their country or native land goes to war, then there Is a "gnfnd rush" for the Postoflloo Building and other bureaus of naturalization. Tho foreigner would not bo fighting for tho American, but for his Individual rights as a future American citi zen, bis rights on sea, In foreign climes and at home. If ho ever baa hopes of going back to his native land, why not go now? They need men like him, as every little bit helps to Jill tho trenches. If America was Invaded by the enemy he would find that ho would be treated with no moro courtesy than If ho were an American. It. B. N. Philadelphia, Aug. 8. EXEMPT THE INDIAN To the Editor of the Evening hedgcrx Sir Why draft the Indian? Thcro Is no present need for his services, and then, in a wny, we snouiu reel ashamed to ask him to fight for us. Years ago the white man came to our land of today and took away from the poor Indian what was his of yesterday Then he was maltreated In nil manner of ways, these noble nnd strong tribes of a once great race. Today they are slowly recuperating from tho darkness into which they were driven by the white man. Now since be has reached a point where ho' inght be able to revive his race, do not send him to tho gory battlefield of Europe Tho jiegro should go, for look what he owes to the white man his freedom, Whv shouldn't he fight? Does he think that his northern white brother hesitated In golnc feouth In the sixties to fight to free him and preserve the Union? If they bd, very llkeiv today the negro, would still be bought nnrt sold to the tune of the hammer. Then ree ond. he was given his "equal rights as a cltll zen. tha equal right to vote at the polls on election day with tho white man. Ho has his say In the making of the laws ana gov. ernment of the nation, Why shoulon't ho fight, as compared with the Indian? Whir-vi should be tho more thankful, the latter or the former? . r or The foreigner, as soon as ho comes Into Now York harbor, what does he see? Tl I ,alUe ?. Hlberty' The ' ' ecmlngfc filled with tho .grand and glorious feelfni ui irony, ii is everywhere. In. the home mar. m.i bieb n rail r.m i . . V"' "T " T"T " " W-UM CHILDREN'S COUNTRY WEEK To the Editor of the Evening Ledger: Sir Please accept my very sincere thanks for your very great kindness to our association In printing my letter and for tho splendid editorial In your fine paper. Let mo tell you that through your courtesy to us over $800 was realized Wo deeply an. predate your help. MHS. B. F. niCHARDSON, Treasurer the Children's Country Week Association, 1002 Arch street. Philadelphia, August 9, HIS THREE SONS VOLUNTEERED To the Editor of the Evening Ledger: Sir It seems Uncle Sam Is having a miner hard tlmo getting his army to gether. According to accounts, too many arc putting In claims for exemption. Now, there is something rotten In Den mark somewhere. Lots of these slackers have nothing to hold them whatever, nnd It Is up to tho exemption boards to look Into these claims thoroughly, because lots and lots of them are rank lies and f.-ik-o tr. ,t out of doing what a true American should do. I want to emphasize tho fact that lots of men who aro men nnd did not have to be drafted, but who volunteered willingly, bad a thousand times moro cause to put In an exemption than some of tho tribe claim ing exemption now. Men that I term Atner. leans do not arguo tho right or wrong, but see thL,rlBht nml n,lstt'or their country's call. Thank God. there aro still some Americans left. It would bo a good thing to send nil men, married or not married, fmm eighteen to forty-flvc, ,,s they are d ing in England. We have got to have an army, and tho only way It appears to me now Is to take anything from eighteen to forty-flvo that maHrch?USCrS "' " ca" snoulder a w and You may ask, "Why don't you go?" I have three sons In the United states marine,, ami they did not have to be pushed ln they volunteered. ,, Philadelphia. August D. PHONOGRAPH RECORDS FOR SOLDIERS To the Editor of the Evening Ledger: Sir I noto a letter appearing in your paper suggesting tho providing f records for talking machines for tho boys In tho coast defense service, I think this Is a very irnoii i.i..n ... .. feVw'uf Kepar5d to lmnt110 this ma I ter, I wlir bo pleased to contribute twelve records for this purpose. twelve I was speaking to another person who also said he would be gla,t to conrll.n! Let mo hear from you furtlfet on X Philadelphia, August 1, GERMAN CONTROL OF SWITZERLAND Communications reaching n,i. through tho Department of Stt! ,. C.UI.try there Is considerable ,...'? J1'0" 1Ila land against 'wtat I described Vn Sw,Uer peaceful Invasion of tha, ; wunEJ acIrm.anrs trade away from It CanltilT. v VaU"'a T'"W,Wp!W!- NMVesa.in .S,.".u " What Do You Know? Sj QUIZ 1. What Is Hip offtcliit (iernmn name ol I iieritinn Kiiinirp? 7m i. What Is the orluln of llin word "norlaai lean"? I i ti'i... ,, .,, , .. t:i ... i.iiiib nu in,, nriiiiiiiir nice: i. now la llie word "guimule" prononntdBl a. niuii im trie present ciipltnl of the I prudent portion of Rumania? fl. What member of the IlrltMi War C -.- ju-,1 ri-aiKllt-ll. 7. When wan President (inrflrlil shot? ' "".'".. .l.',,".,."., l" oHot! the "Pearl ot'S 'annuel , 9. Wliut Is it iniNfiiilniide? Ill 111..., I.. ,,.- ,. . . ... --. ..,..,, ,.-, mo ciiiniiii or Tripoli? jji Answers to Saturday's Quiz pj 1. President VMon t-lcned Imtli the 'hi Control and Food ,Siirie liilN hhtMl -'. During Hie "MtU"," the -lt- of ,n Tn fUrn wait virtually hiirnrd donn ilxlfi in inree jeup-.. vi -1. lli? Ireiui word "lieu" mean! "dIa Hence "In lieu of" means "In place l i. . prrenlii It nn iirbor or loverrd i formed of, sroliic plant-, Iralntd iitiii-, orn. me j.nlln woril "perl ,-,-, i-, iirujt-i'iine roor. 3, A'lle llllhflllf-H lira il n..m t.t nnliiMni i liihaliltliiE the province of Vliraia l1 ...,., , opum iinti pari or ine i llieilt Of HilMVf..lirinu In In 1'ninre. Their peculiar und rilffirulti K.iiu.1- huh no roiiiieciion Willi the i toiiRiiex of Western Kiirope, 0. 'Jlle Allierfr-iti itill!t-t-v nrtl nl 4h ri consist of oil leers nnd mrn of tbt I Illld Illliv or nrerfllt'-il hhi- enrvMi enls who served In Hie l'lilllpplnra I ,i i . .," ." Bn, nnu Jiii3' -i. iwb. i -Mursi nnrui maie nescenuunt or a t liao In nlo ellclble for memlienhlv. itriioiio - I no principal lieast ol I ii inn iiiiipiiines, 7, Cairo In Hie lareeKt rlly In Afrlra. ' inipuiniion or iij.ihhi. -ra . birnnorii IIiikp In recomilzfd ns tba i riniiirnt actress of Italy. HfJ . "t'nrle Tom's Tallin" won tlmt nnbllaa Hie Wualilntton Nutlonnl Kr In IN 10- .Vlrs. I.riltllll- ,l,,tva vtnntA ! MAW I verhlal for roment'loniil priiprletr. Ii I or two rlvnl furmrrs' wlteH in Mora nu niiiiriir -.spreu me riniicn." d A CASE THAT AROUSED PHIL DELPHIA ABOLITIONISTS; 'IIT'HEN there Is any question about I ' ' popularity of a law It Is extremeflj portant that the law be well admlnlsteft as is obvious enough, Philadelphia treated to a lesson to this effect after I passage of the famous or Infamous ft tlve slave law of 1P50", 3 Tho sentiment of a large portion oC.tl peopio hero was In opposition to the Ml it wns tho general sentiment In Ihe N In Ihe fifties, thnt If n slave could eseaj and If he hnd tho pluck and endurtM-jl continue on his way to free soil, he rtja no rewarded by protection. At th a time, there were perhaps as many who'J lleved the law should bo strictly l uiuu it coum uo repealed, ija Under the act. commissioners appo-? by tho United States District Courts Jj vested with the powers of magistrates J authorized to remand to captivity alllfj live slaves who were brought before.) In Philadelphia, Edward D. lngrah lawyer, wns nmmlnted a commissi Slavo-owners soon found out that he,. tno Philadelphia commissioners, was , In symnathv with them. Tin was A ran Btrong feeling, prejudice nnd determine ana ueciued in his vlows not only as pi expediency. Hit n tr tha lou-nlltv of s'a Other commissioners were appoln"i'a were rarely appealed to. Tho first easA hrnnirht before Ingral was that of a. negro, said, to be the ela1 a resident nf netnu-nro Thn owner J not presont, but wns represented WJ "gems, tiio alleged fugitive oiierem mony to show his identity nnd proj rigru io rreedom. All efforts in in-a wero ruther summarily overruled. BiidJ man. was sent to Delaware. But when ho arrived ther the ela declared that this was not his slave,: was not the man ho had intended to I arrested, nnd the negro wns set free-H lerrime blunder on tho part of commwj er Ingraham, a blunder which woula.J meant the servitude for life of a tree nau not the Delaware man been none Suited In a i-ri-nl irrnwtli nt abolition ' ment In Philadelphia. Bitter atticksj made on the commissioner and a were made that be be removedjifl nee. The result did not change ifM "ciciiiunauon, nut renqerea mm r ui..so. mat in after time nw wereiscaroaiy evW attaeaed.;. i
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